DOI, BLM and USFS News

Sierra Sun Times. "The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is pressing ahead with its plans to proceed with the lease sale by beginning the public comment period, ignoring numerous calls for the agency to pause or extend comment periods until after the pandemic."

The Guardian. "The Trump administration has ratcheted up its efforts amid the coronavirus pandemic to overhaul and overturn Obama-era environmental regulations and increase industry access to public lands."

NPR Utah. Legal researchers say that the new management plans for Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante do not properly protect the resources as required by federal law.